Our Tips for better Meetings
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Icebreakers That Don’t Make You Cringe
Skip “fun facts” and try contextual icebreakers that relate to your meeting. If they are relevant and quick, you’ll get connections without the awkwardness.
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Recurring meetings work better with rotating facilitators
Rotate the facilitator and other meeting roles regularly. It keeps meetings fresh, builds confidence, and turns attendees into co-owners.
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Don’t have a meeting until Proven Necessary
Start with async communication — only hold a meeting if real-time collaboration is the best (or only) way to move forward.
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The 5-Minute Wrap-Up That Saves Everyone’s Sanity
End every meeting with the “3 Rs”: Review decisions, Record owners, Reconfirm next steps. It takes five minutes and prevents hours of follow-up chaos.
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Attention Sprints keep brains in the meeting
Break your meeting into attention sprints. Every 7–10 minutes, switch gears by changing speaker, invite reactions, use a poll, etc. This helps reset attention.